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MARADMIN 394/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/FY2016 CLASS DATES FOR REGIONAL CAREER COURSE SEMINARS//
REF/A/MARADMIN 521-14//
REF/B/MARADMIN 324-15//
REF/C/NAVMC 11580//
NARR/REF A IS THE MARADMIN UPDATING PME REQUIREMENTS FOR ENLISTED MARINES. REFERENCE B IS THE FY2016 CLASS DATES AND QUOTA ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE REGIONAL STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER ACADEMIES. REFERENCE C IS THE STANDARDIZED COMMAND SCREENING CHECKLIST.//
POC/J.F. HEMLEBEN/COLLEGE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING/-/TEL: COMM 703 784-0741/EMAIL: JOHN.HEMLEBEN@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. REF A OUTLINES THE PME REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL ENLISTED MARINES. THE PME REQUIREMENTS FOR PROMOTION TO GUNNERY SERGEANT HAVE BEEN UPDATED AS FOLLOWS:
1.A. EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 16, ACTIVE COMPONENT AND ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) STAFF SERGEANTS (SSGTS) MUST COMPLETE THE MARINENET EPME6000AA COURSE AND THEN COMPLETE EITHER THE RESIDENT CAREER COURSE OR THE CAREER COURSE SEMINAR (CCS). FOR PURPOSES OF PROMOTION, BOTH PROGRAMS (SNCOA RESIDENT CAREER COURSE AND CCS) WILL BE CONSIDERED EQUIVALENT.
1.B. EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 16, SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) SSGTS MUST COMPLETE THE MARINENET EPME6000AA COURSE, AND THEN COMPLETE EITHER THE RESIDENT TWO-WEEK RESERVE CAREER COURSE OR THE CCS. FOR PURPOSES OF PROMOTION, BOTH PROGRAMS (RESIDENT RESERVE CAREER COURSE AND CCS) WILL BE CONSIDERED EQUIVALENT.
1.C. INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) SSGTS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE MARINENET EPME6000AA COURSE.
2. MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY (MCU) ANNOUNCED THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2016 CLASS DATES AND QUOTA ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE REGIONAL STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER ACADEMIES IN REF B. THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE FY 2016 CLASS DATES FOR THE REGIONAL CCS.
2.A. THE CCS WILL BE EXECUTED THROUGH THE COLLEGE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING (CDET) REGIONAL CAMPUSES. CLASS DATES FOR ALL REGIONS WILL RUN CONCURRENTLY:
CLASS          BEGINNING WEEK                  FINAL WEEK
1-16            28 SEP 15                        18 JAN 16
2-16            08 FEB 16                        16 MAY 16
3-16            13 JUN 16                        19 SEP 16
2.B. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.
2.C. CCS MEETS ONCE PER WEEK, AFTER NORMAL WORKING HOURS, FOR THREE HOURS OVER A FIFTEEN WEEK PERIOD.
2.D. STUDENTS HAVE APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS OF PREPARATION (HOMEWORK) WEEKLY, FOR EACH ONSITE SEMINAR.
2.E. EACH SEMINAR MAINTAINS A RATIO OF APPROXIMATELY 12 TO 1 (STUDENT/FACULTY).
2.F. STUDENTS ARE ASSESSED THROUGH QUIZZES, SHORT PAPERS, SEMINAR PARTICIPATION, AND OTHER WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS.
2.G. COURSE PREREQUISITES INCLUDE: NOMINEES MUST BE A SSGT OR SSGT SELECT, MEET THE MARINE CORPS BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM STANDARDS, AND HAVE COMPLETED THE CAREER COURSE DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (MCI 8100 OR EPME 6000AA ON MARINENET).
2.H. COURSE REGISTRATION.
2.H.1. REF C IS THE COMMAND SCREENING CHECKLIST. INDIVIDUAL UNITS WILL FORWARD THEIR NOMINATIONS TO THE CDET REGIONAL DIRECTORS, TO INCLUDE A COMPLETED CHECKLIST, VIA THE REGIONAL CHIEF INSTRUCTORS (RCI), IN THEIR RESPECTIVE REGIONS FOR ENROLLMENT IN THE UPCOMING CLASS.
2.H.2. THE RCI FOR EACH REGION IS:
2.H.2.A. HARRISON TANKSLEY, CAMP PENDLETON REGION, (760)763-8426, HARRISON.TANKSLEY.CTR@USMC.MIL.
2.H.2.B. TIMOTHY WEBER, CAMP LEJEUNE REGION, (910)451-2183, TIMOTHY.WEBER.CTR@USMC.MIL.
2.H.2.C. PATRICK TRACY, QUANTICO REGION, (703)432-5259, TRACYP@DAVISDEFENSE.COM
2.H.2.D. SYLVESTER DANIELS, MIRAMAR REGION, (619)524-1710, SYLVESTER.DANIELS.CTR@USMC.MIL.
2.H.2.E. CHRIS MARVIN, PENSACOLA, FL REGION, (850)452-9460, EXT 3141, MARVINC@DAVISDEFENSE.COM.
2.H.2.F. RICHARD ROYCE, FORT WORTH, TX REGION, (817)782-3227, RICHARD.ROYCE.CTR@USMC.MIL.
2.H.2.G. JAMES WERTH, HAWAII REGION, 808-257-1165, JAMES.WERTH.CTR@USMC.MIL.
2.H.2.H. SCOTT UECKER, OKINAWA REGION, DSN 315-654-2500, SCOTT,UECKER.CTR@USMC.MIL.
2.H.3. THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS 21 DAYS PRIOR TO THE CONVENING WEEK.
3. AMPLIFYING INSTRUCTIONS.
3.A. TAD IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR THIS COURSE.
3.B. ALL STUDENTS REQUIRE ACCESS TO A COMPUTER AND ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO BRING LAPTOPS OR TABLET DEVICES TO DOWNLOAD STUDENT MATERIALS FOR EASE OF USE WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE COURSE.
3.C. CCS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE ALL CYCLES IN ALL REGIONS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT AN RCI OR REVIEW THE CDET WEBSITE. THE WEBSITE ADDRESS IS: WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL(SLANT)CDET(SLANT)SITEPAGES(SLANT) CAREER_COURSE_ SEMINAR.ASPX
4. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BRIGADIER GENERAL H. G. PRATT, COMMANDING GENERAL, EDUCATION COMMAND; PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//